The 2013 Men’s Handball World Championship will be hosted by Spain in January, 2013.
The 24 spots were awarded as follows:
1) Host: Spain
1) Defending World Champion: France
12) (3+ 9 Performance places) Europe: Denmark, Serbia, Croatia, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, Belarus, Macedonia, Hungary, Iceland, Germany, Montenegro
3) Asia: South Korea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
3) Africa: Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt
3) Pan America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile
1) Oceania: Australia
Note: 9 Performance places were awarded based on results from the 2011 World Championships. Each continent was awarded 1 spot for each nation that placed 1st through 9th. Europe secured all 9 performance places.
European Qualification (12 Nations)
European Championships (Serbia, 15-29 January, 2012)
Direct tickets were awarded to the top 3 placing teams (Denmark, Serbia, Croatia). Spain (host) and France (defending champion) have already qualified. The remaining 11 teams will participate in a home and away 2 game playoff in June 2012.
Detailed Results: http://www.eurohandball.com/ech/men/2012/round/1/Final+Tournament
Final Ranking
1) Denmark (Directly Qualified for WC 2013)
2) Serbia (Directly Qualified for WC 2013)
3) Croatia (Directly Qualified for WC 2013)
4) Spain (Already qualified as host)
5) Macedonia (to participate in June playoffs)
6) Slovenia (to participate in June playoffs)
7) Germany (to participate in June playoffs)
8 ) Hungary (to participate in June playoffs)
9) Poland (to participate in June playoffs)
10) Iceland (to participate in June playoffs)
11) France (Already qualified as defending champion)
12) Sweden (to participate in June playoffs)
13) Norway (to participate in June playoffs)
14) Czech Republic (to participate in June playoffs)
15) Russia (to participate in June playoffs)
16) Slovakia (to participate in June playoffs)
European Qualification Group Play (November 2011 – January 2012)
The 21 nations that did not qualify for the European Championships played in 7 double round robin tournaments . The winner of each group qualified for the home and away 2 game playoffs in June 2012.
Detailed Results: http://www.eurohandball.com/wch/men/2013/round/3/Qualification+Europe
Group 1: Austria, Israel, Great Britain
Group 2: Portugal, Ukraine, Turkey
Group 3: Montenegro, Latvia, Belgium
Group 4: Estonia, Netherlands, Finland
Group 5: Lithuania, Switzerland, Italy
Group 6: Greece, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Cyprus
Group 7: Belarus, Romania, Luxembourg
Playoffs (June 9/10 and 16/17, 2012)
The bottom 11 teams (not counting Spain and France) from the European Championships and the 7 group winners were drawn into 9 pairings on 29 Jan 2012. These nations played a home and away 2 game playoff with the winner of each pairing qualifying for the World Championships.
Draw Results: http://www.eurohandball.com/article/14544
Detailed Results: http://www.eurohandball.com/article/015107/Sweden+out+for+Spain
Lithuania vs. Poland
Russia vs. Czech Republic
Slovenia vs. Portugal
Slovakia vs. Belarus
Macedonia vs. Austria
Hungary vs. Norway
Iceland vs. Netherlands
Germany vs. Bosnia Herzegovina
Sweden vs. Montenegro
Pan American Qualification (3 Nations)
Pan American Championships (18-24 June, 2012, Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Note: The Pan American Team Handball Federation (PATHF) had been using a two tier process for WC Qualification. A “First Division” Championship had been scheduled for the Dominican Republic in November 2011. This tournament would have been composed of all PATHF nations, except the top 6 from the 2010 “Elite Championship”. The top 2 teams from the First Division Championship would then have qualified for the Elite Championships. At the 2011 Pan American Games, however, a decision was made to change the qualification process to a single event hosted by the winner of the PANAM Games. Reportedly there were issues with the size and format of the tournament and in particular, how it would be determined which nations would participate. PATHF eventually identified 10 nations to participate in May, 2012. The top 6 nations from the previous championship were joined by the Dominican Republic, USA, Mexico and Venezuela. It has not been officially reported as to why these nations were selected, but apparently they were the only nations that had requested to participate. Note: The Dominican Republic later withdrew, reportedly due to financial issues.)
Composition of PATHF nations using previous formats:
Top 6 from 2010 Elite Championship: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Uruguay and Greenland)
7th and 8th place teams from 2010 Elite Championship: Canada, Dominican Republic)
Other Nations: USA, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Paraguay
Group Play
Group A:
1) Argentina (3-1-0) 7 pts +58 GD
2) Chile (3-1-0) 7 pts +28 GD
3) Greenland (2-0-2) 4 pts
4) USA (1-0-3) 2 pts
5) Venezuela (0-0-4) 0 pts
Group B
1) Brazil (3-0-0) 6 Pts
2) Uruguay (2-0-1) 2 pts
3) Paraguay (1-0-2) 2 pts
4) Mexico (0-0-3) 0 pts
Semifinals
Argentina – Uruguay 28-13
Brazil – Chile 35-33
Finals
Argentina – Brazil 22-21 (For first place)
Chile – Uruguay 36-27 (For third place)
Final Ranking
1) Argentina
2) Brazil
3) Chile
4) Uruguay
5) Greenland
6) Paraguay
7) USA
8 ) Mexico
9) Venezuela
Details: http://www.handballargentina.org/escuela/?p=2530
Africa Qualification (3 Nations)
20th African Nations Championships (Rabat, Morroco, 11-20 January, 2012)
The top 3 finishers qualify for the World Championships.
Qualification: African Federation Regulations calls for 12 Men’s Teams to participate. 1 Bid is awarded to the host, 4 bids to the top four finishers from the previous championships and 7 remaining bids to the top ranked African Nations based on recent competition results. African Federation Ranking: http://www.cahbonline.info/a_telecharger/Classement_federation2011.pdf
Group Play
Group A
1) Tunisia 10 pts (5-0-0) +51
2) Morocco 8 pts (4-0-1) +9
3) Dem.Rep of Congo 6 pts (3-0-2) +6
4) Senegal 4 pts (2-0-3) -12
5) Congo 2 pts (1-0-4) -24
6) Gabon 0 pts (0-0-5) -30
Group B:
1) Egypt 9 pts (4-1-0) +53
2) Algeria 9 pts (4-1-0) +46
3) Angola 6 pts (3-0-2) +18
4) Cameroon 4 pts 2-0-3) +8
5) Cote d’Ivoire 2 pts (1-0-4) -56
6) Burkina Faso 0 pts (0-0-5) -59
Men’s quarterfinals
Tunisia – Cameroon 26-17
Morocco – Angola 24-22
Egypt – Senegal 31-19
Algeria – Dem. Rep. of Congo 33-31
Semifinals
Tunisia – Morocco 28-16 (Semifinal winners qualify for WC)
Egypt – Algeria 25-26 (Semifinal winners qualify for WC
Finals
Tunisia – Algeria 23-20 (For first place)
Egypt – Morocco 29-15 (For 3rd place and WC Qualification)
Final Ranking
1) Tunisia
2) Algeria
3) Egypt
4) Morocco
5) Senegal
6) Angola
7) Cameroon
8 ) Dem. Rep. of Congo
9) Congo
10) Cote d’Ivoire
11) Gabon
12) Burkina Faso
Asia Qualification (3 Nations)
15th Asian Men’s Championships (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 26 January – 8 February, 2012)
The top 3 finishers qualify for the World Championships.
Group Play
Group A
1) South Korea 8 pts (4-0-0)
2) Japan 4 pts (2-0-2) Japan advanced on tiebreaker: Link
3) Iran 4 pts (2-0-2)
4) Kuwait 4 pts (2-0-2)
5) Jordan 0 pts (0-0-4)
Group B:
1) Qatar 7 pts (3-0-1)
2) Saudi Arabia 6 pts (2-0-2)
3) Bahrain 5 pts (2-1-1)
4) United Arab Emirates 2 pts (1-0-3)
5) Uzbekistan 0 pts (0-0-4)
Semifinals
South Korea – Saudi Arabia 27-26 (Semifinal winners qualify for WC)
Japan – Qatar 28-33 (Semifinal winners qualify for WC
Finals
South Korea – Qatar 23-22 (For first place)
Saudi Arabia – Japan 24-20 (For 3rd place and WC Qualification)
Final Ranking
1) South Korea
2) Qatar
3) Saudi Arabia
4) Japan
5) Iran
6) Bahrain
7) Kuwait
8 ) United Arab Emirates
9) Jordan
10) Uzbekistan
Oceania Qualification (1 Nation) (Sydney, Australia, 22-23, June 2012)
Australia and New Zealand played a 2 game aggregate series
Game 1: Australia – New Zealand 31-10
Game 2: Australia – New Zealand 31-10
Total Aggregate: Australia – New Zealand 62-20